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Originally Posted by Simon
I haven't been able to find a source so far for my comments about there being some minimum amount that can be paid in Europe.....
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Simon, are you under the impression that Europe is a country? It is not, it is a continent made up of lots of countries. You may be thinking of the European Union (EU), or if you are old enough to remember the old name the European Economic Union (EEC). This is not a country as such, it is just a group of countries who have free trade between them (i.e few border controls between member countries). They also work together to fight protectionism from non member countries (e.g. if America banned the import of European steel the member countries may block the import of some American goods to try and force America to change it's law). Although there are a few laws governing all EU countries, these are only things intended to facilitate trade between member countries (e.g. one country cannot subsidise it's own industries to make their goods cheaper than other member countries in an attempt to flood other member countries with their goods), there are no common agreements about things like banking minimums, that will vary from country to country. You cannot lump "Europe" as one country - that would be like assuming that the USA has the same banking laws as Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Brazil, etc. and that one central American Parliament dictated the rules for the USA and other American countries.
The point I made is valid for the predominantly English speaking countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) except the Republic Of Ireland. Each of the other countries will have it's own rules, laws, and banking traditions. However, as I said in my last post, they probably account of almost none (or more likely none) of your sales, as they would mostly use their own county's porn sites.